TWI360776B - Method, computer storage medium and system for aux - Google Patents

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1360776 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a computer system, and more particularly to an improved method and system for calculating display information. [Prior Art] Computer software applications and systems provide various information about their activities to their users. For example, whenever a new device message arrives, a notification can be displayed on the computer screen to notify the user. The computer can also create a sound to alert the user to the screen to review the notification. There are other applications, such as instant messaging and email, as well as communication notifications. In addition, there are many other types of notifications and warnings for applications. For example, a one-step process reminds you of future meetings. A work management program transmits a due date reminder and a status report after the work is completed. Notification of system component provisioning status, service warnings, and system health status. Internet-related services and other network-based communication services are also in the form of notifications. For example, a user can subscribe to Internet-related services for headlines, stock market quotes, game scores, weather and other information. The number of notifications and warnings provided to users will continue to increase as the use of computers continues to grow for communications and information applications. As you can imagine, many of these notifications and warnings can put an excessive burden on usage. In addition, when the user concentrates on a particular one, the notification of forcing the user to interact can be annoying and cause the display and the user to provide the computer with the network. Notice, mentioning the general come to work. 5 1360776 In addition, when a user receives a notification during a meeting or other social occasion, the user may be distracted and read to read the notification. However, the user may not want to turn off the notification at this time, but there are many options for the user not to receive it at the moment, or to have to be fully dissipated. For example, although the user can cancel certain notifications to avoid interference caused by the work performed by the opponent, this is usually a satisfactory solution because it may cause the user to miss important assets including the current working environment. News. At other times, the user closes the notice, such as when walking or driving to a meeting, but cannot receive it. Even some helpful information, such as the location or direction of the meeting, is a kind of user control notification. Systematic approach to entering information, and improved accessibility to these notifications and input information. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Briefly, the present invention provides a user with an auxiliary display that simply and quickly views information about peripheral work without distracting forces or having to switch operational focus from the current work screen. For this purpose, an auxiliary display and a computer system are integrated to provide a consistent view of the periphery. This notification can appear on the secondary display whenever a foreground work or special control foreground sends a notification to the primary display of the system. The user can scan the notification to appear on the secondary display without significantly disturbing the work at hand. During a conference or other social occasion, a computer can carefully scan the small display without having to read it from the first one but not pay attention to it and the police, but it must be closed, with 6 and Now, the work is forwarded and the current one is also notified by one of the 6 1360776 screens, turned to a large screen, or distracted from the presentation with the interaction of the traditional computer system. Any type of information can be presented on the secondary display, including input communications, reminders, system alerts, and information from the Internet subscription service. The user can configure the computer system to select any information, or select only specific content available in an information category. For example, a user may choose to receive only reminders that have accepted an appointment and hypothetical appointments from a one-time history. A user can also configure how long a particular type of message is displayed on the secondary display. For example, by adjusting a display period, certain notifications may appear temporarily and then disappear. Other notifications can be set to persist until they are no longer relevant or processed in some way, such as via the primary display. The auxiliary display can be placed in a number of locations, including on the central processor chassis, or at the edge of the screen (e.g., secondary display 703 of Figure 7) > such that the displayed material can be viewed at a distance from the segment. In addition, an LED indicator can accompany the auxiliary display to provide a simple peripheral vision notification. This type of notification light alerts the user to an event without having to switch content on the primary display. The user can obtain additional detailed follow-up information by pressing a button associated with the notification light. Any computer or communication device having a display can also be used as the auxiliary display. This includes general purpose computers, mobile phones, and handheld devices such as a PDA. Additionally, a virtual auxiliary display can be implemented in one of the main displays of the computer. For example, a small window or visible edge ringing the screen to change the color, etc. to mention 7 1360776 r for the informant to be an auxiliary display. The auxiliary display can include any combination of the above. The auxiliary display allows a user to notify more input communications and is also easier to control without being disturbed by incoming communications. Other advantages will be apparent from the following detailed description and in conjunction with the drawings. [Embodiment] Example Operating Environment Fig. 1 and the following description are intended to provide a brief description of one of the appropriate computer environments in which the present invention can be implemented. Although not required, the present invention will describe computer-executable instructions, such as a programming module, of general text that can be executed by a personal computer. In general, program modules contain subprograms, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., to perform specific tasks or to implement specific data types. Referring to FIG. 1 , an exemplary system for implementing the present invention includes an auxiliary display 1 and an input device 3, each connected to a computing device 20 through a serial interface or through other interfaces, such as a parallel game.埠, infrared or wireless connection, universal serial port (USB) or other peripheral device connection. The secondary display 1 can be in the form of any number of known types of displays, such as one or more LEDs, a 2-line alphanumeric display, a monochrome display, or a color display. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may also utilize displays of other computers or communication devices, such as auxiliary display 1. This other computer or communication device includes a general purpose computer, a mobile phone, and a handheld device such as a pager or a PDA. Additionally, the present invention can be implemented using a virtual auxiliary display in an area of the display of the computing device 20 (e.g., a screen saver or a component of the graphical user interface), such as the secondary display 1. The secondary display 1 can include any combination of the above, such as one or more LEDs for incorporation with a virtual secondary display. One or more LEDs can be advantageously used as the auxiliary display 1 for notifying the generation of an action. This auxiliary display can implement low cost and low power consumption and provide notification in a quiet manner. It can be effectively used in systems with extremely tight forms or in systems where users are managed by another person. An auxiliary display can be extra effective when notifications need to be viewed from a distance. When having information content related to the action, an auxiliary display can also be used in conjunction with a screen virtual auxiliary display, such as a notification of a new email message. In this case, the content from the email can also be displayed on the virtual secondary display. In addition, an auxiliary display can be effectively used in an open system or a shared computer (library or newsstand) when display of content is not required. Alternatively, a 2-line alphanumeric display can be advantageously used as the secondary display 1 when both cost and space are limited, but notification and basic content are still required. It can be effectively used in tablet PCs, telephone docking stations, screen concentrators, and small or low-cost PC devices or peripherals such as an earpiece, keyboard, or remote controller. It can also be effectively used to replace (and improve) a caller ID (identifier) box. In addition, a monochrome or color multi-line display can be advantageously used as a secondary display for a media rich application, sophisticated client system or media center system. It can be effectively used as a cutting-edge knee 9 1360776 computer with richer form features, or in a full-featured PC, media center or cutting-edge media facility that emphasizes communication, heavy commercial or stressed communication (including portable media capabilities) Remote control system) with a mobile auxiliary display. Furthermore, a display of another computer or communication device can be advantageously used as the auxiliary display 1, the user of which can extend the role of these supplementary devices while using their PC. These other computers or communication devices include general purpose computers, mobile phones, and handheld devices such as a pager or a PDA. In addition, it should be noted that the auxiliary display does not need to be an actual display, but can also be a projection of the information (e.g., projected onto a wall). One of the auxiliary displays referred to herein can be any visual, audible, or tactile presentation. As previously mentioned, a virtual secondary display can be used as a secondary display for a public system (library or newsstand) or a shared computer when content display is not required. It can also be used in low-cost systems or in devices that have minimal form characteristics and even make LEDs unusable. A virtual auxiliary display can be implemented as a screen saver or as an element of the graphical user interface. The input device 3 can be a single button that allows the user to switch between different categories of notifications, such as email notifications, voicemail notifications, calendar notifications, system status notifications, caller ID lists, and other types of notification messages. Along with the toggle button, there may also be an up button and a down button to allow the user to scroll forward and backward through a notification message of a particular type. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that any other input device can be used, such as a keyboard, microphone, joystick, game pad or other device, including a biosensor, environmental sensor, position sensor, or other type. Sensor. Any input device of computing device 20 can be used as input 10 1360776 device 3 as shown in Figure 1, or in conjunction with a separate input device 3. Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the computing device 20 of Figure 1 in which the present invention can be incorporated into one of the personal computer system formats. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the personal computer system 20 described in FIG. 2 is intended to be illustrative only, and that the present invention can be implemented in other computer system configurations, including hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or Stylized customer electronics, network PCs, mini computers, host computers, headless servers, and more. The present invention can also be implemented in a decentralized computer environment where work is performed by remote processing devices coupled through a communications network. In a decentralized computer environment, the program modules can be placed in regional and remote memory storage devices. The personal computer system 20 includes a processing unit 2 1 , a system memory 2 2, and a system bus (2) that couples various system components (including the system memory) to the processing unit 21. The system bus 2 can be any form of bus structure including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a regional bus using any of the bus architectures. The system memory includes read only memory (R〇M) 24 and random access memory (RAM) 25. For example, at startup, one of the basic programs that help convert information between components in the personal computer 20 is stored in the ROM 24 in a BIOS. The personal computer 20 can further include a hard disk device 27 for reading or writing a hard disk (not shown) from a hard disk (not shown) for reading or writing from a removable disk 29. A disk device 28, which is a removable disk 29, and a disk device 30 for reading or writing a removable optical disk 31 from a removable optical disk 31, such as a CD-ROM or other optical media. The hard disk device 27, the magnetic disk device 28, and the optical disk device 11 1360776 are connected to the system bus bar 23 by a hard disk device interface 32, a disk device interface 33, and an optical device interface 34, respectively. The device and its associated computer readable medium provide the personal computer 20 with non-volatile storage of computer readable commands, data structures, program modules and other data. Although the exemplary computer system described herein uses a hard disk, a removable disk 29, and a removable optical disk 3, those skilled in the art should be aware of other types of computers that can store data that can be accessed by a computer. Reading media, such as magnetic tape, flash memory cards, digital video discs, Bernoulli, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), etc., can also be used in the example computer system. A plurality of program modules can be stored on the hard disk, the disk 29, the optical disk 31, the ROM 24 or the RAM 25, and include an operating system 35 (for example, Windows® XP) and one or more applications 36 (for example, Microsoft® Outlook). , other program modules 3 7 and program data 3 8 . A user can input commands and information into the personal computer 20 through an input device, such as a keyboard 40 and an index device 42. Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, and the like. These and other input devices are typically coupled to the processing unit 21 via a serial port interface 46 coupled to the system bus, but may also be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game cartridge, or universal serial bus (USB). ). A screen 47 or other type of display device can also be coupled to the system bus 2, such as an image adapter 48, via an interface. In addition to the screen 47, the personal computer typically contains other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as a printer and a printer. The auxiliary display 1 described in Fig. 1 is connected via an auxiliary display interface 55 to an additional output device of the system busbar 2 3, which can be an image adapter, USB or other peripheral device connection. The input device 3 for controlling the auxiliary display 1 in Fig. 1 is connected to the system bus bar 23 via an input device interface 56, which may be a serial interface, USB or other peripheral device connection.

The personal computer 20 can be logically coupled to one or more remote computers for operation in a network environment, such as a remote computer 49. The remote computer 49 can be another personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a pair of devices, or other shared network nodes, and typically includes many or all of the above components related to the personal computer 20 Although only one memory storage device 50 is illustrated in FIG. 2 . The logical connection described in Figure 2 includes a local area network (LAN) 5 1 and a wide area network (WAN) 52. This network environment is generally located in offices, professional computer networks, internal networks and the Internet.

When used in a LAN network environment, the personal computer 20 is connected to the local area network 51 via a network interface or adapter 53. When used in a WAN environment, the personal computer 20 typically includes a data processor 54 or other means for establishing communications over the wide area network 52, such as the Internet. A data machine, either built-in or external, can be connected to the system bus 2 via the serial port 46. In a network environment, the program module or portion thereof of the personal computer 20 can be stored in the remote memory storage device. It should be understood that the network connections shown are illustrative and that other means of establishing a communication link between the computers may be used. 13 1360776 Auxiliary Display of Information It should be understood that the present invention provides a user with an auxiliary display that simply and quickly views information about the surrounding work without distracting or having to switch the focus of the work from the current work screen. The user can configure the information that appears on the secondary display. While the notification is used to illustrate the auxiliary display of the information, it should be understood that the present invention may provide other types of information-aware display, such as Internet-related services, including transaction services, auction services, advertising services, entertainment services, and location services. . This service provides a variety of information, including financial transaction information, headlines, stock market quotes, ball scores, weather and other information, including information specifically requested by the user and unsolicited information. It should also be appreciated that the secondary display can be operated with any number of known displays, such as a set of notification lights, a 2-line alphanumeric display, a monochrome display, or a color display. Figure 3 is an illustration of the use of a set of notification indicators as an auxiliary display. There is a notification light 'e.g., an LED' that configures information for each of the categories of notifications for alerting a user to an application or system component to transmit a notification. The four types of information illustrated in Figure 3 are email, voicemail, calendar and system status. Each LED associated with a type of information can be designed to have a label. For example, LED 322 is associated with an email notification and is designed with an indication label 322 for the email. In addition to indicating the label to the email, an LED can be designed with an icon ', for example, an envelope icon 312 appearing below the LED 302 to indicate that the LED 302 is associated with the email notification. In addition, each LED can flash and display different colors, such as red, green, yellow, and blue, to convey additional information about the notification. 14 丄 / 〇 Figure 4 shows an example of a 杜 齄 齄 々 々 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明 明In the state diagram, FIG. 3 exemplifies the three operation states of the image, and the various operations that are wider than the auxiliary display, and the actions related to the transmission between the states. In addition, the $Notice refers to the act of the rabbit.

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The system reads any notifications in state 4〇2 long before receiving the first email, g I and the J notification. Every 2, when the field receives a normal priority email notification, the mine; 钿m - the first time, and the system transmits to state 404, wherein the blue three-way fault indicator is mixed - stable blue light . If a higher priority is received next: the redundancy notification (for example) the email notification indicator will flash red _ & the system enters state 406 where the notification indicates the person and 〜25 remains lit A Zhao Zhaohong. If the normal priority e-mail is read 4 ... in the strong 4 ^ know 'the system maintains 'sorrow 406 in the 406 until the last high eugenics rabbit 1_ death right e-mail authority right angle ah ordinary or high If the email notification is good, the email notification indicator - under ° f flashes red two ' and the system will remain in state 406 'the notification - the media button does not steal the shell for the red light. After reading the last high priority email, the system enters state 402 unless there is an unread email notification. If there is an unread normal priority notification, then the system will enter state 4〇4 and the notification indicator will change to / stabilize blue light. ~ Once read the last horse. If the system receives a normal priority notification or a high priority 15 1360776 a normal priority email notification when the system is in state 406, the system will enter state 402 where the email notification indicator will become unlit. Each email notification can be read by bringing the email application to the foreground on the screen of the computer system and reading the email message that generated the notification. If the email application is executed on the computer system, the email application will be launched first. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a button associated with the notification indicator can be pressed to initiate or bring the application or system component to the foreground. In another exemplary embodiment, one of the keys associated with the application or system component on the keyboard 40 of the computer system 20 can be pressed. Although Figure 4 is described using email, it should be understood that the present invention may use other categories of information to individually change the behavior of the notification indicator. For example, a voicemail has its own indicator, using the same stateful intent as in Figure 4, or a similar stateful intent. As another example, the system status notification indicator 308 is associated with system status information. When there is no system related notification message, if the system status notification indicator is not lit in state 402, the notification indicator may illuminate as a steady green light to indicate that the system is normal. While the notification indicator describes the use of a set of notification lights, those skilled in the art will appreciate that other types of notification indicators can be used. For example, whenever a new notification is received, an audible indication can be generated to alert the user, rather than flashing the notification indicator three times, or otherwise flashing the notification indicator three times. Figure 5 shows an illustration of another embodiment of using a multi-line display as an auxiliary display. Using multiple lines as the secondary display 16 1360776 The display can be a monochrome or color display. The auxiliary header area 502 is used to indicate that the display is displayed on the display, and the current time is displayed in the header area 502. In the header area 502, for example, weather, a stock goes as the last time the message was received, and so on. The information is displayed, for example, an envelope of an email message icon 5 0 4, an application or system component that transmits a user category information. Under each icon, statistics are collected for this information category. Displayed under the email icon 504 indicates that ten email messages have been received. The illustration in Figure 5 shows an additional type of information, including the incoming call notification 5 1 0 and the system status notification 5 1 2 . In an exemplary embodiment, the auxiliary display is in the form of a display, and only a single column diagram indicates that each of the columns indicates that each of the graphs is one of the following statistics. It should be understood that there are other presentations of this information on the 2 line. It is understood that more detailed additional information can be displayed. In another exemplary embodiment, the auxiliary display is associated with an input device. The input device can be a single button toggle button 514 that allows the user to switch between different information email messages 504, incoming call notifications 508, and event layer status notifications 5 1 2 . An additional button that can be output by the display accompanying the toggle button. Figure 5 illustrates a one-down button 518. The down button 518 can be used to have a general information down or from the display. This additional information may include potentials, clocks (or possibly the area containing the graphs used to configure the total number of notifications for notifications or messages). 5 0 6 Examples of other 5 0 8 , Calendars 1 - 2 a line letter type, a second method well known in the art, and on a line display. may have a correlation with it, such as between the types in Figure 5, such as notification 5 1 0, and to control the The auxiliary display 5 1 6 and the right to left scroll. The 17 1360776 up button 516 can be used to scroll up or left to right. For example, a user can use the up button 516 or the direction The lower button 518 scrolls by selecting an information type across the information category displayed in FIG. 5, such as the system status notification 512. Once selected, a user can press the toggle button 514 to move the application associated with the information type. The message is read (or listened to or otherwise received) to the foreground of the computer screen. If the application is executed in the background of the computer, press the toggle button 5 1 4 to start the application. A particular embodiment of the secondary display has only a single toggle button 514, which can automatically scroll the information type from left to right (or right to left), periodically staying on a particular type of information. The user can then Pressing the toggle button 514 to move the application to the foreground of the computer screen to read (or listen to or otherwise receive) the message. In yet another exemplary embodiment, pressing the toggle button 5 after a type of information 1 4 has selected to display the result of the received message in more detail on the auxiliary display for the information type. For example, a user can scroll through the type of information shown in FIG. 5 by using the up button 516. A type of information is selected, such as an email message 504. Once selected, a user can press the toggle button 5 1 4 to display a list of received email messages. Figure 6 shows the use of the secondary display to display a detailed message. An example of a list. Figure 6 is an illustration of the use of the secondary display to represent more detailed information about a type of message, and in particular Additional details of the received email message. After a user selects the email message 504 and presses the toggle button 51, the header region 502 changes to a header region 602 indicating the display information regarding FIG. The 18 Γ 360776 email is illustrated in the example. The information display area 6 04 is also updated to represent the email message in more detail about the receipt, and lists the first four received emails and the name of the sender, the words before the subject. And the time of the email transmission. By pressing the down button 518, the user can review the additional email message. The user can use the down button 518 and the button 516 to scroll the button. Email a message and pick a specific message. Once selected, a user can press the toggle button 514 to move the application associated with the type of information to the foreground of the computer screen to read the message. If the application is executed in the background of the computer, the toggle button 514 is pressed to launch the application. If the particular embodiment of the secondary display has only a single toggle button 514, the secondary display can automatically scroll the email message in display area 604 from top to bottom, periodically staying on a particular email message. The user can then press the toggle button 514 to move the application to the front of the computer screen to read the message. It is illustrated in Figures 5-6 that the auxiliary display may additionally have a set of notification indicators as described in Figure 3. There may also be a button associated with each notification indicator that can be pressed to initiate or bring the application or system component to the foreground. As previously mentioned, in another exemplary embodiment, one of the keys associated with the application or system component on the keyboard 40 of the computer system 20 may be pressed. Fig. 7 illustrates a further exemplary embodiment of the auxiliary display 1 by using a display of another computer or communication device. Figure 7 shows an electric 19 1360776 speech 7 02 attached to the screen 47 of Figure 2, and connected to the computing device 20 of Figure 2 by a link, such as a serial interface, infrared or wireless interface, USB or other Peripheral devices are connected. Screen 47 and keyboard 40 are also coupled to computing device 20 as described in Figure 2 and described above. The phone 702 can also be a mobile phone or other mobile computing device that can be coupled to the computing device 20 by a wired handset stand or using Bluetooth technology or other wireless technology, including ultra-wideband technology. It should be noted that many mobile phones have a display screen and perform computer functions that are more like a personal computer than a mobile phone. In any event, the phone 702 has its own display 1 that can be used to alert a user to notifications and information when they do not display the primary function of the message. As with the aforementioned embodiment of the secondary display, the display message transmitted to the telephone 702 is displayed. In an exemplary embodiment, keyboard 50 includes the switch button 514, the up button 516, and the down button 518 for controlling the output of the display when operating as the auxiliary display 1. Alternatively or additionally, the key combination and/or function keys can be configured to control the secondary display. Alternatively, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the button of the telephone 702 can be used to control the output of the display when operating the auxiliary display 1. Although a telephone display description is used as the auxiliary display, those skilled in the art should quickly understand that other computers or communication devices can be used as the auxiliary display, including a general purpose computer and a handheld device, such as a pager. Or a number of assistants (PDAs). Figure 8 is a block diagram showing one of the elements of an exemplary embodiment of an auxiliary display device for use as an information assisted display. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the functions implemented in the blocks illustrated in the figures may be implemented as a 20 1360776 component, or the functionality of several or all of the blocks may be implemented in a single component. For example, a library can implement the functions of the information transponder and the functions of the auxiliary display manager. In this embodiment, an executable connection to the library can be communicated directly to the secondary display when it is executed on the computer system. Any application or operating system component can be used as a secondary display to transmit information to the information generator 802. For example, communication applications, such as e-mail, voice mail, telephone, and instant messaging, can send a notification whenever there is a new incoming communication. An information service such as an Internet-related service or a network-type communication service can transmit a notification of information to the user subscriber. Personal management applications, including calendar and work management programs, referred to herein as calendars or calendars, deliver reminders for upcoming meetings and due dates for work. The operating system components provide notification of device status, service warnings, and system integrity. Any information or notifications transmitted by these programs or components for display on the main screen of a computer system are intercepted by the information repeater 804. For each of the intercepted information messages, the information forwarder 804 compares the source of the information with the type of the message and is intended to be forwarded to a message database displayed on the secondary display. Whenever there is an agreement in the database, the message repeater transmits the message to the auxiliary display manager 806 instead of displaying it on the main screen. Other mechanisms may be used instead of using a library, such as an application or operating system component to indicate that there is a message to transmit a message to one of the secondary displays (or to the primary display instead of the secondary display). 21 1360776 The auxiliary display manager 806 receives a new notification from the information forwarder 804, manages a notification queue 808 containing a notification to be transmitted, transmits a display message to the auxiliary display 1, and receives an input request from the input device 3 for viewing. Notice. The auxiliary display manager 806 also includes the configuration program for updating the database of the source and type of the message to be displayed on the auxiliary display 1. Those skilled in the art should be aware that the notification queue 808 is an example data structure for the auxiliary display manager, and other data structures or databases may be used by the auxiliary display manager 806 to manage messages received from the information forwarder 904. Figure 9 is a flow chart showing one of the example steps taken by the secondary display manager 806 (Fig. 8) for a new notification assistance display. First, in step 902, the auxiliary display manager checks if it receives a new notification message. If no, the processing is completed. However, if it receives a new notification message, it then places the new notification message in the notification queue 8 0 8 in step 904. It should be noted that the steps of Figure 9 are merely examples, that is, for example, the auxiliary display manager 806 (Fig. 8) may be event driven, and thus step 902 may trigger an event of the auxiliary display manager 806 to be triggered. In order to place the new notification in step 904 (Fig. 9) in the notification queue 808 (Fig. 8), the secondary display manager checks the message type and message priority to determine the priority of the message. For a high priority message, the auxiliary display manager can insert the message at the beginning of the queue. For a normal priority message, the auxiliary display manager can insert the message after the highest priority message not displayed in the queue. Although it is well known to those skilled in the art that there are other ways to insert a message into the queue, this method places 22 1360776 the highest priority message to be displayed at the beginning of the queue. Alternatively, there may be a high priority queue and a normal priority queue. Similarly, there may be other priorities, etc. and/or queues. Once the new notification has been placed in the notification queue 808, the secondary display manager updates the summary information in step 906. To update the total joint venture, the information type of the new notification that the secondary display manager did not receive is incremented by the statistics. After the summary information has been updated, in step 908, the secondary display manager updates the secondary display. Figure 10 shows an example of adding a new information message to one of the notification queues, as described in step 9 04 of Figure 9. When the secondary display manager receives a new message, the secondary display manager checks the message type and message priority to determine where to insert the new message. For example, a new incoming call message 1 002 received by the secondary display manager is illustrated in Figure 10. It has a message type field 1 〇04, a receiving time field 1 0 0 6 , and a message priority block 1 0 0 8 to indicate whether the message has been displayed and one of the flags 1 0 1 0 ( If it is displayed, it is set to one, if it is not displayed, it is set to zero), and it can include the message itself or an indicator points to one of the message content fields 1 0 1 2 of a message file. The type of message for synchronous communication, such as incoming call notification, can have a higher display priority than the type of message for asynchronous communication, such as system status messages. After checking the message type, the secondary display manager checks the priority field of the message. High priority messages have a higher priority than normal priority messages. A type of synchronous communication message having a high priority is inserted from the top of the notification bar to insert a similar message type and the message priority is not displayed after the last message. A synchronous communication message type having a normal priority is inserted after the last message type of the message type and the message priority is not displayed above the notification bar. An unsynchronized communication message type having a high priority is inserted from the notification bar above the message type and the last undisplayed message of the message priority. Finally, one of the non-synchronized communication message types having a normal priority is inserted from the top of the notification bar to insert a similar message type and message priority after the last message is not displayed. The new incoming call message 1002 received by the auxiliary display manager is a synchronous communication message, as indicated by the message type "telephone" in the message type field 1 0 0 4, and has a high priority, such as the message priority field. The letter "H" of 1 00 8 is shown. Since there are no other non-displayed synchronous telephone messages with high priority in the notification queue, they are inserted at the beginning of the queue. It should be noted that message 1016 is also an incoming call message with a high priority, but it has been displayed as indicated by the display flag block. It should also be noted that the new incoming call message 1 0 0 2 is placed before the email message 1014, which is one of the non-synchronized communication messages not shown. Figure 11 is a flow chart showing the steps taken by the auxiliary display manager to update the secondary display in step 908 of Figure 9. First, in step 1102, the auxiliary display manager checks if any of the undisplayed messages are in the notification queue. If not, it proceeds to step 1 1 1 0. However, if any of the undisplayed messages are in the notification queue, then in step 1 1 04, the highest priority message not displayed in the notification queue is selected. In step 11 04, to select the highest priority message not displayed in the notification queue, the auxiliary display manager scans the notification queue from the beginning of the queue until it finds the first one. Show the message so far. It should be noted that the highest priority message to be displayed will be the first undisplayed message from the beginning of the queue, as previously described in step 904 of Figure 9. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that there are other ways to sort the messages in the queue and select the highest priority message to display on the secondary display.

Once the highest priority message has been selected in step 1104, the auxiliary display manager then displays the selected message and the summary information updated in step 906 of FIG. 9 in step 106. Each message type has a display period, and how long the assigned message type is displayed. If a higher priority message is received before the entire display period in which the current display message has been displayed, the higher priority message first obtains the display of the current message. Before transmitting the selected message to the auxiliary display in an embodiment, the auxiliary display manager checks to see if the selected message is different from the previous selection for transmission to the auxiliary display. If it is a different message, the display period is set to the length assigned to the message type. If the selected message is the same one selected for the previous message, the display period will not be reset. It should be understood that there are other ways to implement a selected message to display the entire display period after being queued by a higher priority message. The auxiliary display manager displays the aggregated information of the selected message and the update by transmitting to the auxiliary display. If the auxiliary display also has a notification indicator, such as a set of notification lights, the auxiliary display manager also transmits a message to the auxiliary display to set the message indicator, as described in FIG. 4, for example, while maintaining a bright one Flash the appropriate notification light a suitable number of times before stabilizing the lamp. In addition, an audible indication can also be generated, as also described above. For 25 Γ 360776 multi-line displays, the Auxiliary Display Manager can display additional information such as weather, stock points, and more. After transmitting the selected message and the updated summary information to the auxiliary display, in step 1108, the auxiliary display manager checks if the display period has expired. If the display period has expired, then in step 1110, the auxiliary display manager displays the summary information. If the display period has not expired, the auxiliary display manager returns to step 1 104 because a higher priority message can receive a display of the current message before the expiration of its display period. In step 11 1 0, when there are no more messages not displayed in the notification queue, the auxiliary display manager displays the summary information. If the display period expires at step 1108, the auxiliary display manager sets the display flag of the message to a value of one, indicating that the message has been displayed for the entire display period. The auxiliary display manager then transmits the summary information to the auxiliary display for display. Figure 12 is a flow chart showing one of the steps taken by the auxiliary display manager to provide more detailed information about displaying the message upon receiving a request. As described above, a user can control the output of the auxiliary display by using an input device, request to receive more detailed information about the message, or view a selected message. First, the secondary display manager checks if it has received any requests to display more detailed information, such as a list of messages in step 1 2 0 2 . If no, it ends processing. However, if a request has been received to display more detailed information, the secondary display manager displays more detailed information, such as the message list of step 1204. It should be understood that the user can scroll the detailed information back and forth, such as a message list, to control the secondary display by using the input device to control the additional information.

Next, in step 12 06, the auxiliary display manager checks if it has received a request to view a selection step. If not, the secondary display manager ends processing. However, if it has received a request to view a selected message, then in step 1208, it transmits a request to the information forwarder 804. The information forwarder brings the information generator 802 that generated the notification to the front of the computer system screen and transmits the request to the information generator to display the information or message that generated the notification on the main screen. As described above, if the information generator is not executed in the background of the computer system, the information transponder activates the information generator to execute on the screen before transmitting the request to view a selected message. in. At step 1210, the auxiliary display manager removes the message selected in step 1208 from the notification queue 808. Then, the auxiliary display manager updates the summary information by decrementing the statistics for the type of information of the selected message. After the summary information has been updated, the auxiliary display manager is ended.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in another exemplary embodiment, maintaining unread messages in the notification queue may be automatically removed after a certain period of time. In addition, it should be understood that this period can be configured for each message type. Figure 13 is an example of one of the simple user interface screens used to configure notifications for secondary displays. The user interface screen 1302 displays a list of information types 1304, each having a checkbox' that can be selected to forward its notifications to the secondary display from the primary computer screen. For example, the message statistics, calendar, voicemail, email, system status, and media player are selected in the list 1304. When a user selects a type of information from the list 1304 27 1360776, the user interface displays an analog auxiliary display 1306 in the user interface screen 1302 so that the user can see that it will be displayed on the auxiliary display. Notification type. The user interface screen 1302 also displays a list of options 1308 that can be used to select various categories of information. These options include specific content available in this information category. For example, the "calendar" information category is specifically labeled as the selection in Listing 1304. A list of options provided for this calendar 1 3 0 8 contains accepted appointments, hypothetical appointments, and to-do lists. In addition, the user interface screen can include options to configure common settings in a header area, such as displaying the clock, and configuring settings in a footer area, such as displaying the previous displayed message. Further, other options of the configuration may include application to an individual information category during a display period, an audio indicator, a visual indicator, a caller ID or a sender of the message, and the like. As previously mentioned, the secondary display can be placed in any position, including on the central processor chassis or on the edge of the screen (as shown in Figure 7 of the auxiliary display 703), such that the displayed data can be viewed from a distance. Figure 14 illustrates an example location where the auxiliary display is placed on a computing device. The auxiliary display 1 can be placed on the edge or cover of a mobile computer 1402 or tablet (not shown). It can also be placed on a stand-alone telephone 1404 or a computer or attached to a front, back or other surface of a telephone on one of the peripheral devices of a computer, such as a screen 1406 or a keyboard (not shown). Figure 15 illustrates an additional configuration of the auxiliary screen on a disc prior to connection to a computer to a CPU module 1502 or standalone console 1504. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the auxiliary display can be placed on any surface of any computing device or device having display capability, such as a watch with a wireless or other connection to a computer, a remote control , a remote wall mounting unit, etc. It should be noted that the computer system does not need to be fully operational as the secondary display to operate in the present invention. In fact, when the computer is turned off, the auxiliary display can still operate, at least to a predetermined range or within a range of a user configuration, for example, when the computer system is in a sleep state or a power saving mode, and / Or when the user is locked out of the system via a security mechanism. For example, the user may want the handset and the Lou 8 loudspeaker to operate as a conventional device when the computer system is powered off, and use the secondary display as a caller ID device. The device can also store data for later transmission to the computer system when the computer system is turned back on, such as a registered incoming call, including when the computer system is not fully activated. Similarly, the secondary display can be used as a second display when the primary display is turned off or not operating (e.g., interrupted), giving the user some information. For example, how to turn on the information of the main display is useful, and if the room number and/or direction of a conference is connected to one of the auxiliary display devices of a laptop, the user can close the cover. Time review. Even on a tablet PC with a visible screen, the primary display can be turned off to save energy, whereby an auxiliary display can provide substantial assistance. It should be noted that the user may limit the range of the display depending on the state of the computer system, for example, when the user is not logged in, only certain non-sensitive or very specific control information can be displayed and the like. To initiate and control communication in these power-off modes, the auxiliary display 29 1360776 can be loaded into executable non-volatile memory, operated by a secondary processor, etc., so that as long as some power is useful, The display will work even if the disk, main processor, main display, network card and/or other parts of the system are powered off. The present invention is applicable to a variety of different modifications and alternative architectures, which are shown in the drawings and described in detail above. However, it is to be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the details of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one of the general architectures of a computing device in which the auxiliary display is operated; FIG. 2 is a view showing a conventional personal computer system in the form of a conventional personal computer system. a block diagram of a general purpose computing device;

Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of using a set of notification indicators as an auxiliary display in accordance with the present invention; and Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing one state of operation using a set of notification indicators as an auxiliary display in accordance with the present invention; Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of using a multi-line display as an auxiliary display in accordance with the present invention; Figure 6 is an illustration of an example of displaying a detailed information list using the auxiliary display in accordance with the present invention; A display using another computing device in accordance with the present invention as an example of an auxiliary display of 30 Γ 360776. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an element of an auxiliary display device in an exemplary embodiment of an auxiliary display for information according to the present invention. Figure 9 is a diagram showing the steps taken in accordance with the present invention - the auxiliary display of the new notification - Figure 10 is a diagram showing the addition of a new information message to the notification queue in accordance with the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing one of the steps for updating the auxiliary display according to the present invention. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the steps for providing more detailed information about displaying a message according to the present invention. Figure 13 is a diagram showing a user interface for configuring a secondary display in accordance with the present invention - an example description > and a 14-: 15 diagram showing the placement of the secondary display on various devices - an example description 1 Element representative symbol simple description] 1 Auxiliary display 25 RAM 3 Input device 26 BIOS 20 Computing device 27 Hard disk device 21 Processing unit 28 Disk device 22 System memory 29 Removable disk 23 System bus 30 Optical disk device 24 ROM 3 1 Removable optical disc

31 1360776 32 Hard Disk Device Interface 322 Description of E-mail Labeled 33 Disk Device Interface 402 No Unread General or High 34 Optical Device Interface Priority Notification 35 Operating System (with File System) 404 Unread · General Priority Notification 36 Application 406 Not reading high priority notification 36' Application 502 Header area 37 Other program module 504 Envelope illustration 38 Program data 506 Settlement symbol 40 Keyboard 508 Incoming call notification 42 Mouse 510 Calendar notification 46 Sequence interface 5 12 System status notification 47 Screen 5 14 Switch button 48 Image adapter 5 16 Up button 49 Remote computer 5 18 Down button 50 Memory storage device 602 Header area 51 Area network 604 Information display area 52 WAN 702 Phone 53 Network Interface 703 Auxiliary Display 54 Data Machine 802 Information Generator 55 Auxiliary Display Interface 804 Information Repeater 56 Input Device Interface 806 Auxiliary Display Manager 302 LED 808 informs queue 308 System Status Notification Indicator 902 to receive a new notification? 3 1 2 Envelope illustration 9 0 4 into the notification queue

32 1360776 906 update summary information 908 update auxiliary display 10 02 new incoming call message 1004 message category field 1006 receive time field 1008 message priority block 1 0 1 0 display flag 1 0 1 2 message content with field 1 0 1 4 E-mail message '1 0 1 6 Message 11 0 2 Undisplayed message In the notification queue I 104 selects the highest priority undisplayed message in the queue 1106 displays the updated summary information and selected message II 0 8 The display period ends? III 0 shows the total information 1202 receives the request to display more information? 1204 Display More Information 1206 Receive Request for Review Selection Message 1 20 8 Transfer Request to Information Forwarder 1 2 1 0 Remove Message from Notification Queue 1 2 1 2 Update Total Information 1 3 02 User Interface Screen 13 04 Information Category List 1 3 06 Analog Secondary Display 1 3 0 8 Option List 1402 Mobile Computer 1404 Standalone Telephone 1406 Screen 1 5 02 CPU Module 1 5 04 Freestanding Console

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1360776 (#3月艺曰 本 本 、 申请 申请 申请 申请 申请 申请 申请 、 、 、 、 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助 辅助a information generator component for transmitting an information message specifically transmitted to the main display interface in response to receiving an electronic message, the information message including at least a portion of the received electronic message; and an auxiliary display Coupled to the computing device; and an information transponder component operatively coupled to the information generator component, the information transponder component configured to: intercept from the information generator component and specifically send The information message of the main display interface; the data of the main interface and the type of the message transmitted to the main display information message are compared with the database of the interface; There is a record-compliant information message for the library (which includes at least one of the electronic messages). y.卩) to an auxiliary display controller that controls the auxiliary display device' instead of sending the information message to the main display interface for display on a main screen. The auxiliary display controller is set to allow the information The message (which includes at least a portion of the electronic message) can be followed by a message that the person is not shown on the auxiliary display, rather than on the main screen. 2. As claimed in the patent application! The system further includes a wheeling device coupled to the computing device for controlling the output of the auxiliary display. 34. The system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display comprises at least one of the other computing devices. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the another computing device comprises at least one personal computer. 5. The system of claim 3, wherein the other computing device comprises at least one telephone. 6. The system of claim 3, wherein the other computing device comprises at least one hand-held device. 7. The system of claim 3, wherein the other computing device comprises at least one number of assistants. 8. The system of claim 3, wherein the other computing device comprises at least one remote controller. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display comprises at least a portion of a main display interface of the computing device. The system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display includes at least one or more notification indicators. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the notification indicator comprises at least a light. 1 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display comprises a multi-line display. 1 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display uses at least one of a combination of visual, audible and tactile representations. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the information message transmitted to the auxiliary display 35 Γ 360776 controller includes at least one event to a user - notification 0 1 5. If the patent application scope is item 14 The system wherein the event includes at least one email message received. 16. The system of claim 14, wherein the event comprises at least one receipt of a voicemail message. 1 7 • The system of claim 14 of the patent application, wherein the event contains at least one input communication. 1 8 · If the system of patent application No. 14 is applied, the event contains at least one reminder. 19. The system of claim 14, wherein the event comprises at least one warning. 2 0. The system of claim 14, wherein the event contains at least one instant message. 2 1. The system of claim 1, wherein the information message transmitted to the auxiliary display controller comprises at least media information. 22. The system of claim 1, wherein the information message transmitted to the auxiliary display controller includes at least caller ID information. 23. The system of claim 1, wherein the information message transmitted to the auxiliary display controller comprises at least information from an internet service. 24. The system of claim 23, wherein the internet service provides news related information. 36 1360776 2 5. The system of claim 23, wherein the internet service provides weather related information. 26. The system of claim 23, wherein the internet service provides entertainment News. 2 7. The system of claim 23, wherein the Internet-based service provides financial-related information. 28. The system of claim 23, wherein the internet service provides information from a webcam. 29. The system of claim 23, wherein the internet service provides information from the transaction service. 30. The system of claim 23, wherein the internet service provides information from an auction service. 3 1. The system of claim 23, wherein the internet service provides information from the location service. 32. The system of claim 23, wherein the internet service provides advertising information. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the information message transmitted to the auxiliary display controller is assigned a priority level for displaying the information message on the auxiliary display. 34. The system of claim 1, wherein the information message transmitted to the auxiliary display controller is assigned a display period for displaying the information message on the auxiliary display. 3 5. The system of claim 1 includes a configuration component that uses 37 1360776 to set the selection rules used by the information forwarder component to selectively forward the information message. To the secondary display. 36. The system of claim 35, wherein the configuration component further sets a priority level for a subset of information directed to the secondary display. 3 7 - The system of claim 35, wherein the configuration component further sets a display period for information directed to the auxiliary display. 38. The system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display controller is further configured to display statistics of the number of times forwarded by the information forwarder component to the secondary display. 39. The system of claim 3, wherein the auxiliary display controller configured to display one of the number of forwarding times is further configured to display one of the number of forwarding times sub-statistics according to the type of information on the auxiliary display. . 40. The system of claim 2, wherein the input device comprises at least one single button for switching between categories of information. 41. The system of claim 40, wherein the input device further comprises an up button and a down button for viewing information displayed on the auxiliary display. 42. The system of claim 2, wherein the input device further controls the output of the computing device. 38 1360776 . 43. A method for displaying a notification on an auxiliary display of a computing device, the notification being specifically transmitted to a primary display of the computing device, the method comprising at least the following steps: operating at the calculation Receiving a notification at the information transponder component on the device, the notification is received from a background of the information generator, the information generator is also running on the computing device, and the information scam is included in the information And a personal management application of the work management program, or an operating system' and wherein the notification includes: when the information generator manages the application for the individual, / the scheduled item notification in the calendar or Is a work expiration date notification, or a device status notification, a service warning notification, or a system health status notification when the information generator is the operating system; forwarding the notification to one of the auxiliary displays for auxiliary display management Instead of forwarding the notification to the primary display, the notification will not be displayed on the primary display; Receiving the notification at the auxiliary display manager of the auxiliary display; the auxiliary display manager displays the notification on the auxiliary display; and the user is selected to select the notification, the auxiliary display manager Notifying the information forwarder component of the selection of the notification: the information repeater group Du M '1 returns the information generator that has generated the notification to the front screen of the electrotype system and notifies the information generator Regarding the selection of the notification; and the information generator displays information corresponding to the notification selected by the information on the main display of the 39 Γ 360776 computer system. 44. The method of claim 43, wherein the auxiliary display manager stores the notification in an auxiliary display and updates the summary information of the notification provided in the auxiliary display queue, The method further includes: the auxiliary display manager selecting the notification from the auxiliary display queue and updating the summary information so that the selected length is displayed on the auxiliary display; and after the user selects the notification, Information is required on the secondary display. One of the computing devices, the e-mail, the instant message, the calendar, and the step of corresponding to the selected notification on the main display μ#, includes using an e-mail to display the dice mail, Use one of the squid to use an instant messaging application, use the -4 dry weight 'rn nfc calendar application to display the computing device $H, the operating system component of the device to display the 46. For example, in the auxiliary display g of the 44th item of the patent application, wherein the 1 35 rows and columns, that is, the cadre + ', in the auxiliary display: the notification, the number of the display of the display is removed, the selected notification is not displayed. The general status should be displayed to the system status information display program to indicate the instantware, or status. One is stored. 40 Γ360776 47. The method of claim 46, wherein the notification displays a predetermined time period after which the summary information is displayed on the display device to replace the notification. 48. The method of claim 47, further comprising: receiving user input when the summary information is being displayed, and in response thereto displaying a list of one of the notifications stored in the auxiliary display queue. 49. The method of claim 48, wherein the selected notification is a first notification and further comprises: receiving a user input selecting a second notification from the list of the notifications, The secondary display manager notifying the information forwarder component of the selection of the second notification; The information forwarder component returns the information generator that has generated the second notification to the foreground of the computer system, and notifies the information generator of the selection of the second notification; and the information generator will correspond to the second The information notified is displayed on the main display of the computer system. The method of claim 49, wherein the information generator that generates the second notification is different from the information generator that generated the first notification. 41 1360776 51. The method of claim 44, further comprising: removing the notification from the auxiliary display queue after a predetermined time period, even if the notification has not been selected by the user. 52. The method of claim 43, wherein the notification is a first notification and each of the notifications includes a priority, the method further comprising: receiving a second notification from the information forwarder component while The first notification is being displayed on the secondary display; determining that the second notification has a priority higher than the first notification; and displaying the second notification to replace the first notification. 53. The method of claim 52, further comprising: storing a representation having the first notification, indicating that the first notification has not been displayed for a first predetermined period of time, thereby displaying one at the second notification After the second predetermined time period, the first notification is again displayed on the secondary display without user input. 5 4. A computer storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, run a method of displaying a notification on an auxiliary display of a computing device, the notifications being specifically sent to the A primary display of a computing device, the method comprising at least the steps of: receiving a notification at a message repeater component running on the computing device, the notification being received from a background work location of an information generator, the 42 1360776 The information generator is also run on the computing device, the information generator is a personal management application containing a calendar and a work management 35, a $/work system, and wherein the notification includes Or when the information generator is the application system, the notification process in the history of the process is notified to the action of the vanadium generator for the car or the soft* system. A device status notification, service alarm. Notification, or a system health status notification; - forwarding the notification to an auxiliary display - the secondary display manager, rather than forwarding the notification to the primary, so that the notification is not displayed on the primary display; Auxiliary display piracy management of the auxiliary display receives the notification; the auxiliary display is operated. The thief displays the notification on the auxiliary display; and the auxiliary display management is received by the user who receives the alpha blade for selecting the notification. The device notifies the information forwarder component, λ about the selection of the notification; the information forwarder component returns the information generator that has generated the notification back to the foreground of the computer system and notifies the poor 1^ 哎The information generated by the credit generator regarding the notification; and the information generator displays the information corresponding to the notification selected by the selected one of the selected ones on the main display of the computer system. 5: If the computer saves the media in the 54th section of the patent application, ... the factory, the notice, the auxiliary display manager "save the notice in the auxiliary display and update to provide the wrong display.中之通43 1360776 . The summary information indicated by one of the quantity, wherein the summary information is displayed in the display after the notification period. 56. If the computer storage medium of claim 55 is in the summary information Receiving user input when displayed, displaying the information stored in the auxiliary display queue; 57. The notification of the computer storage medium Zhao of claim 56 is a first notice and further includes: receiving from Selecting a second access from the list of such notifications, wherein the secondary display manager notifies the item of the selection of the second notification; the information forwarder component causes the second notification to have been returned The foreground of the computer system and notifying the information of the selection of the notification; and the information generator will correspond to the primary display of the second notification of the brain system. The information storage device notified by the computer storage medium of the 57th scope of the patent application is different from the information generator generated. The replacement of the information is indicated by a predetermined time, and further includes: 1 and a list of the corresponding ones The selected user round information repeater group of the information generator is displayed on the second message in the electricity, wherein the first notification is generated 44 1360776 59. As claimed in claim 54 The computer storage medium, wherein the notification is a first notification and each of the notifications includes a priority, further comprising: receiving a first notification from the information forwarder component when the first notification is being displayed on the secondary display a second notification; determining that the second notification has a higher priority than the first notification; and displaying the second notification to replace the first notification. 60. If the computer storage medium of claim 59 is applied, The method includes: storing a representation having the first notification, indicating that the first notification has not been displayed for a first predetermined time period, thereby displaying the first notification After the predetermined period of time, the first notification is again displayed on the auxiliary display without user input. 6 1 · The computer storage medium of claim 59, wherein the first and second notifications are stored in An auxiliary display array, wherein each of the notifications includes a type, the type includes one of synchronization and non-synchronization, and further includes: wherein the storing the second notification in the auxiliary display queue comprises: determining the second The type of the notification is synchronization, wherein the synchronization notification has a priority higher than the asynchronous notification in the display order; the second notification is determined by checking the manner of the priority field included in the second notification. The priority is higher than the normal priority message; after any other synchronization notification has a high priority, the second 45 1360776 Notifying that the notification is stored in the auxiliary display queue; and wherein the step of determining that the second notification has a higher priority than the first notification comprises: determining that the second notification is stored in the queue before the first notification 62. The computer storage medium of claim 61, wherein the second notification has a higher priority than the first notification because the first notification is an asynchronous notification having any priority, or A synchronization notification with a lower priority than a high priority. 63. The computer storage medium of claim 54, wherein the auxiliary display is physically integrated into one of the computing devices. 46